JBA Open Studio & Creative Practice Research

In collaboration with Josh Byrne & Associates (JBA) and Fremantle Design Week, Curtin University’s School of Design and the Built Environment (DBE) warmly invites you to an evening exploring the relationship between professional practice and research, featuring Associate Professor Urs Bette.

How can practice itself be a mode of research? As part of Fremantle Design Week, Associate Professor Urs Bette will introduce Creative Practice Research as a framework for investigating questions through practice: designing, making, testing, and reflecting. Drawing on examples from architectural practice, the talk will explore how creative work can generate new knowledge while remaining connected to the realities of everyday professional practice. It will also introduce Curtin University’s Creative Practice PhD and the Graduate Research Exchange (GRX) as supportive frameworks for practitioners seeking to deepen their inquiry, critically develop their work, and extend its disciplinary impact. The talk is followed by a panel discussion and questions. Before the talk, explore JBA’s open studio, and chat with their team about how they integrate research and practice.

Run time:

5.00pm – 6.00pm: JBA Open Studio - arrival, registration, and refreshments

6.00pm – 7.00pm: Presentation and panel discussion

7.00pm – 7.30pm: Refreshments and informal networking

7.30pm Event close

Kind regards,

Curtin University

The School of Design and the Built Environment

and

Josh Byrne & Associates

JBA Open Studio & Creative Practice Research

Choose your tickets

JBA Open Studio - 5.00pm - 7.30pm (pop by anytime) ticket

Creative Practice Presentation & Panel Discussion - 6.00pm - 7.00pm ticket